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Comprehensive archive of political persecution — 12 individuals fighting for freedom and justice

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Comprehensive archive of political persecution — 12 individuals fighting for freedom and justice across Russia, Belarus, Georgia, and Central Asia.

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Asadullo Boboev

Asadullo Boboev, a member of the opposition Reform and Development Movement, was deported from Germany to Tajikistan. He fears torture and imprisonment in Tajikistan due to his political views.

URGENT ACTION INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION

LAST UPDATED · JUL 3, 2026

Mehrona Naibova

The family of 23-year-old Mehrona Naibova is demanding a fair investigation into her mysterious death after her body was found in a river. While authorities claim suicide, her sister suspects a cover-up involving local officials.

LAST UPDATED · JUL 3, 2026

Muhammadkbriyo Hayatov

Three residents of Dushanbe, including Muhammadkbriyo Hayatov, Musahab Soatov, and Ismoil Damaev, were sentenced to five years in prison. They were convicted of participating in an extremist organization and following the banned Salafist movement.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Emilbek Uzakbaev

The trial of former Dushanbe Airport head Emilbek Uzakbaev is ongoing regarding a massive corruption case involving over 1 billion somoni. He is one of several officials accused of misappropriating funds.

LAST UPDATED · JUL 3, 2026

Ismatullo Abdullozoada

Former head of Dushanbe International Airport, Ismatullo Abdullozoada, is undergoing trial for the embezzlement of over 1.2 billion somoni. The case has sparked public debate regarding potential political motivations due to his family ties to the president.

LAST UPDATED · JUL 3, 2026

Ismatullo Abdullozoda

Former Dushanbe Airport head Ismatullo Abdullozoda is on trial for massive corruption involving over 1 billion somoni. While other accomplices were released after paying fines, he remains in custody.

LAST UPDATED · JUL 3, 2026

Rukhshona Khakimova

Rukhshona Khakimova was initially detained without a warrant by police officers outside her home in Dushanbe on July 16, 2024. She was later formally arrested and taken into custody after her verdict on February 5, 2025. Her charges allegedly stemmed from interviews she conducted for a research project on international aid from China to Tajikistan, where she reportedly spoke with two defendants, asking general questions not related to classified information.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Dushanbe, Ninth Kilometre neighbourhood

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Sorbon Yunoev

Sorbon Yunoev is a 63-year-old Pamiri activist and farmer from Tajikistan’s Gorno-Badakhshan region, known for supporting indigenous Pamiri rights and criticizing government actions, especially after the November 2021 protests. During his trial, Yunoev was accused of raising his voice against the acting authorities; of expressing his support for the participants in mass protests in Kŭhistoni Badakhshon Autonomous Province in November 2021 and May 2022; of expressing his support for the head of Commission, who had been arrested and detained on 28 May 2022 and had subsequently been sentenced to 29 years of imprisonment; of organizing a peaceful sports event held in Khorugh on 30 May 2020; and of publicly criticizing unreasonable use of the State budget for the construction of a flagpole with the national flag of Tajikistan in one of the districts of Kŭhistoni Badakhshon Autonomous Province. For these actions, he was found guilty of “participation in a criminal association” under article 187 (2) of the Criminal Code. According to the source, Yunoev was convicted of participation in a criminal association, which does not match the activities he was charged with during his trial. The source adds that there is not much information about Yunoev’s conviction, since his relatives tried to secure a lawyer of his choice, but several lawyers refused to work on the case due to fear of prosecution by the authorities. It is alleged that the authorities have harassed lawyers and human rights defenders working on the cases of those detained following the events in Kŭhistoni Badakhshon Autonomous Province.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Ulfatkhonim Mamadshoeva

Prominent journalist and woman human rights defender in the Gorno-Badakhshan region. She is a representative of the indigenous Pamiri minority group and an independent journalist – working with “Asia Plus”, “Argumenti Nedeli”, and has collaborated with “Ferghana”. In recent years, Ulfatkhonim Mamadshoeva founded the NGO, “Nomus va Insof”, where she had focused on children’s rights, upbringing and education, and women’s rights.

HEALTH RISK

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Buzurgmehr Yorov

Buzurgmehr Yorov is a Tajik human rights lawyer and member of the opposition Social Democratic Party of Tajikistan. He represented IRPT members and publicly revealed their torture in pre-trial detention. Yorov was charged with fraud and 'Public invitation to change the constitutional system by violence' (article 307). His case was classified as 'top secret' in 2015. After various sentence reductions via amnesties, a new criminal case for large-scale fraud was opened against him in April 2023.

URGENT ACTION

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Kiyomiddin Avazov

A member of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) since 2004, Kiyomiddin Avazov held several key positions within the Party, including Head of the IRPT Dushanbe branch. He was arrested on September 16, 2015, at his home in Dushanbe by SCNS officers. Like other members of the IRPT Supreme Political Council, he was accused of involvement in the events of the mutiny allegedly organized by General Nazarzoda on September 4, 2015. On June 2, 2016, Avazov was found guilty and sentenced to 28 years of imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony. He also received a 5-year ban from holding certain positions and working in political parties.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 22, 2026

Mahmadali Hayitov

Mahmadali Hayit is the Deputy head of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT). A member of the party since 1992 and a member of its Supreme Council since 1999, he served as deputy chairman from 2007 until his arrest in September 2015. He was accused of plotting a coup and collaborating with General Nazarzoda, despite a lack of evidence. Following a closed trial, he was found guilty of numerous charges including terrorism, armed rebellion, and murder. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in a maximum security correctional facility.

URGENT ACTION

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

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